Here, There - 여기, 거기, 저기

Here, There, and Beyond in Korean

Here are some example sentences using “here,” “there,” and “(way) over there” in Korean:

여기 (here)
저도 여기에 자주 와요.

I also come here often.

거기 (there)
거기 좀 긁어주세요.

Please scratch there a bit.

저기 (over there)
저기에 가지 마세요

Don’t go there.

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Did you know?

When using 여기, 거기, or 저기 with the particle 에, you can usually just omit 에.

우리 집이 저기에 있어요.
우리 집이 저기 있어요.

Both of the above are correct.

Wrap Up

Remember that 여기 refers to the space close to you (the speaker), 거기 refers to the space close to the listener, and 저기 refers to a space far from both you and the listener.

See you next time!

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